We vote to leave it out in-house ;) We have weighed the advantages/disadvantages for the past hour and just feel better with it out. As you said, it can be handled on ind. basis and I don't think that would be very often if all OpenSRS reps are good/fair/honest resellers.
-- Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.4CheapDomains.Net (812) 275-8425 - Office (815) 364-1278 - Fax ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mike Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Derek J. Balling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:16 AM Subject: RE: Locking and Unlocking Domains > Well, there you go...some negatives to one positive. > > If anymore would care to chime in on this, it will help. > > I'm currently swayed by the notion that we leave this OUT of our manage > client for added security....we can deal with situations where a Reseller is > not around to unlock domains another way. > > Thanks, > > Ken > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Allen > > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:58 AM > > To: Derek J. Balling; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Locking and Unlocking Domains > > > > > > That is one of the main purposes of domain locking. To prevent someone > > (Hacker) from changing name servers and interrupting your traffic ;) > > > > > > -- > > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net > > (812) 275-8425 - Office > > (815) 364-1278 - Fax > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Derek J. Balling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:55 AM > > Subject: Locking and Unlocking Domains > > > > > > > I put this out to the community for discussion: > > > > > > The manage.opensrs.net web interface does not seem to allow users any > > > ability to actually change their lock/unlock status, presumably > > > because not all resellers offer lock, and OpenSRS doesn't want to > > > have folks locking domains that are with resellers that don't offer > > > locking. > > > > > > However... the manage interface CERTAINLY SHOULD have the ability to > > > UNLOCK a domain if the domain is locked. > > > > > > Consider the case where "reseller goes belly-up", or "reseller has a > > > password-protected web interface and revokes the domain-holder's > > > access". In both of those cases, the domain-holder needs to have the > > > ability, independent of the reseller in question, to free up their > > > domain to move it elsewhere. > > > > > > Also, I noticed that you can't change the nameservers under a domain > > > if it is in the locked state? Was this mentioned somewhere I didn't > > > notice? I thought all locking did was prevent "domain slamming", not > > > also prevent NS changes. > > > > > > D > > > > > > -- > > > +---------------------+-----------------------------------------+ > > > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Thou art the ruins of the noblest man | > > > | Derek J. Balling | That ever lived in the tide of times. | > > > | | Woe to the hand that shed this costly | > > > | | blood" - Julius Caesar Act 3, Scene 1 | > > > +---------------------+-----------------------------------------+ > > > > > > >
